Barstool Sports president Dave Portnoy announced he would skip Saturday’s Big Ten championship pregame show between undefeated teams Ohio State and Indiana.

“I would like to announce that I will not be at the Big 10 championship with @BNKonFOX,” Portnoy said on X . “Good luck to all the teams involved.”

Portnoy has been part of Fox’s “Big Noon Kickoff” college football pregame show coverage, though he was not scheduled for every broadcast this season. His absence from the championship game continues a pattern of absences from Ohio State-related broadcasts.

Portnoy, who graduated from the University of Michigan, Ohio State’s biggest rival, made headlines earlier this season when Front Office Sports reported he would not be allowed on the field at “The Horseshoe,” the Buckeyes’ ho

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